New Blue STOCK tC Rims
#22
well im getting after market black wheels with chrome lip. so after i have those ill just make the old wheels project wheels and if they turn out cool...more power to me!
i dont like the blue on grey...black would have been good.
i dont like the blue on grey...black would have been good.
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Originally Posted by mpbrown
what type of paint did u use?
Duplicolor Clear Lacquer from AutoZone.
Found anywhere spray paint is sold.
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IMO, paying someone to do it is paying too much. Check out this thread: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=57023. That is someone who painted his wheels properly and it came out damn good. He got instructions from: http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1119972. There's really not much to it. Most of the process is spent waiting for stuff to dry. The materials shouldn't cost more than $30, $40 at the very most. I'd guess a couple hundred to have them done at a shop. If you do it youself and totally F it up twice and have to redo it, it'll still be cheaper than having someone else do it. What do you have to lose?
#36
Originally Posted by mikek6789
no offence, but that is a crappy masking job and you can tell from the rims, at least an inch is still the stock color. dont be lazy, that is the result...
Komik, cool idea for your auto-x wheels. I love your street wheels, though (not the color for me, but the design). What kind are they? Thanx.
- Desirée
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Re: New Blue STOCK tC Rims
Originally Posted by mikek6789
no offence, but that is a crappy masking job and you can tell from the rims, at least an inch is still the stock color. dont be lazy, that is the result...
Originally Posted by komik
I only use my stock wheels for AutoXing these days, and since I no longer run in a stock class, I decided to paint my wheels. I was going for a polished lip look. BTW, I did a very crappy job. I was in a hurry to have them dry for today. I did this from 7-10 last night, mostly in the dark with only light from my headlights. They actually turned out rather nice looking aside from how poorly they were masked off, and the paint peels easily because I didn't really prep them. I'm going to repaint them later on and do it much better.
Wrapped in garbage bag and masked off (somewhat):...
Wrapped in garbage bag and masked off (somewhat):...
Thank you Blue tC, it's nice to know that some of these screen names have brains attached to them. My street wheels are 18" ADR Fuel Rims with Kumho Exsta ASX 225/45/18's on them. I originally got them for my Acura about a year before I got my tC. I finally bought tires for them two months ago. Luckily, they fit on the tC. :D
-Jet